The C-family programming languages share significant features of the

C programming language C (''pronounced'' '' – like the letter c'') is a general-purpose programming language. It was created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie and remains very widely used and influential. By design, C's features cleanly reflect the capabilities of ...

. Many of these 70 languages were influenced by C due to its success and ubiquity. The family also includes predecessors that influenced C's design such as

BCPL BCPL ("Basic Combined Programming Language") is a procedural, imperative, and structured programming language. Originally intended for writing compilers for other languages, BCPL is no longer in common use. However, its influence is still f ...

. Notable programming sources use terms like ''C-style'', ''C-like'', a ''dialect of C'', having ''C-like syntax''. The term '' curly bracket programming language'' denotes a language that shares C's block syntax. C-family languages have features like: * Code block delimited by curly braces (), a.k.a. braces, a.k.a. curly brackets *

Semicolon The semicolon (or semi-colon) is a symbol commonly used as orthographic punctuation. In the English language, a semicolon is most commonly used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, such as ...

(;) statement terminator * Parameter list delimited by parentheses (()) *

Infix notation Infix notation is the notation commonly used in arithmetical and logical formulae and statements. It is characterized by the placement of operators between operands—"infixed operators"—such as the plus sign in . Usage Binary relations are ...

for arithmetical and

logical Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises based on the structure of arg ...

expressions C-family languages span multiple programming paradigms, conceptual models, and run-time environments.

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